Chuy, you have a point that team stacking is not a black and white thing. It only becomes an issue when a group of players is very skilled. But you won't be banned for team stacking. Anyways, my comment on team stacking had nothing to do with the bans.

Crocodilefighter, this all began when vhalin began impersonating Enforcer, an admin, in name and voice, and it transitioned into ridicule, in the form of Australian-based names and vhalin's continued use of the fake Australian accent. You and others joined in. You guys even stole his clan tag.

The bans are based on the above points. Sorry if my post in the other thread was misleading. That post was in response to the posts in that thread, not the reasons for the bans.

You guys were targeting a player and making him feel unwelcome and uncomfortable. This kind of behavior is not tolerable against any player, yet alone an admin. People seem to be worried about bans, but nobody is worried about how Enforcer feels.

Also, vhalin (crocodile hunter) was previously permanently banned for harassing a female player on the server. The ban was only removed because he protested it. The new ban was taking into consideration his previous behavior on the server.

All in all, I'm very disappointed in these players. iShank was once a senior admin on this server, and he's since become a troll. Vhalin was given a second chance and ruined it. The other two players banned should have known better than to follow two reputable trolls.

Also, team stacking is against the rules. Playing with friends is not against the rules. But if you decide to clan up and stack a team with 4+ clan members, then it is team stacking.

Acting like a "douchebag" is also against the rules, believe it or not. If you're making other people feel uncomfortable or making their experience unenjoyable, then you may get banned for it (this doesn't include winning a lot). We (mostly I) don't give warnings for this kind of behavior.

If you see anyone breaking the rules or if you see questionable behavior, please take a screenshot if applicable and PM Plasma or Dave, or send an email to admin@hyperiongaming.org . Please include the server, the player's name, and the date and time when it occured.

Edit: Regarding team stacking, it's mainly an issue if it's giving your team an unfair advantage. If you think the other team has no chance and you've got 4 clan members on your team, consider having one switch over. The alternative is a likely scramble, which would split your clan/friends.

Unfortunately the map order is fixed because of the way the map chooser is set up. But to offset the "F1" factor, the votes for the first map sometimes have less weight, meaning it requires more votes for that map to be chosen.

We'll have to see about the PLR maps. They'll probably eventually be removed.